Sign frame and upright



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SIGN FRAME AND UPRIGHT Filed Nov. l0. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 in manufacture, and ease in assein rimmed Mar. 17, 1925.

UNiTEn STATES PATENT' -oIfFuzia.

'ABRAHAM srnUNe, or BnooxLYN, AND osnrn SPRUNG, or Nnw Yonx, N. Y., As-

sIGNons 'ro MUNICIPAL s'rnnnjr sIGN co., INC., or Nnw YORK, N. Y., A conrona- `i TIoN or New Yonx.

To alZ`wwm tmavyromem:

Be it known that we, ABRAHAM SPRUNG,

a citizen v of the United States, residing in.-

tlie city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, and J osEPII SPRUNG, a citizen of the. United States, residinginthe` city of New York, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Sign Frames.. and Uprig ts, of which the' following is a specifica-` tion. 'f

This invention relates to improvements in .signframes and supports'therefor, -the rincipal object being .to positely vfacing metal a sheet metal sign so as scription from both sides.

Another purpose is in the provision of a rigid supportupright suited to secured upon a post or standard and having faces fitted to enter between the rear or inner surfaces of the si framesnso as to maintain them in a ixe position.

A further aim is to arrange upright in such more pairs of the sign 'frames co-incidentl'y and locked at any angle with respectto each other.

These and other aims, objects and Apurposes, such as rigidity of structure, ecnomy Ymg, are accomplished by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter deprovide a pair o oprames suited to carry `to disclose the inthe support scribed and shown 1n the accompanyingdrawings, forming'a'material part vof ythis disclosure, l'and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a coml plete assembly of a preferredembodimentv its a plication.4

j .taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Figure 6 is a 'fragmentary front view showing a portion of oneof the sign frames. Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Figure 8 is a partial rear view of the same.

Figure 9 is a pers ective view showina modification of the rame support uprig sIGN Fmr: AND inrrnreiam-nl vfication suited to engage the uprlg v 1'5'in1the drawings,

li'aving their ends cut squarely across as ini' Fitted to the open having,

inner as to hold twoor.

' bolts "21 `by -into tight engagement outer .surface ofl the base to the post 15 -but permitting the u' rightto be lrotated relative to -the post pri i'l to 10 isy a fragmentary sectional view,

B and 4 but showing a modit shown Figure similar to Figs.

in Fig. 9.

Figure 1 1 is a similar. view but showing another inodilication in theshape of the sign frame recesses.

Application nled November 10, 1922. Serial No. 599,969.

As will be recognized, this invention is adapted for use particularlyat the intersections ofl streets, highway`s,'lanes. and like places where fixed directions aredesirable and 'where tixed'posts may be perii'ianentlyv located. i

These posts, designated 'by the numeral are preferably tubular dcated best-in Figure f2.' topl of th hollowcircular base latter being of rectangular cross section and at its junction of thebase, an outstanding ange 18 suited to engag'ethe top of the post which the basev is tightly A pair of 'semi-circular clamps 19. surround the u per end of the post', the same being. provi edl .which the clamps are drawn formedwith each clam reaching Bange 22 suite 'to extend over the ange 18,- binding the upright' rigidly inal tightening of the bolts. l v

The upper end of the u right is provided with anornamental kno or terminal 23 havin a flanged shoulder 24, betweenwhicli shoul er and the flanges 22 are receivedtlie si frames'. i iichframe as best shown 1n Figs. 6, 7 and 8,V consists o a-pair ofl longitudinal side me bers25 bowed arcuately outward and connected in spaced arallel relation by end elements 26 having ugs 27 extending outwardly from the center of their length., pro

post is the 16 of an upright174 the f with lugs 20 receptive' of .with the post, and

element Iis an in-` vided'with holes 28 to receive clamping bolts Midway in the length ofthe frame *sides 25, on their innersurfaces, are hub-like rojections 30 containing openings 31, su1 to e the upright 17 as shown 'in Fig. 5

engag and in the bottom of these recesses are angular cavities 32 receptive of the corners of ille upright' when presented to them, 'as in i 4.

` 'hese hub-like extensions are'sti'ened by ribs33 and are provided with pairs of openings 34 for the reception of clamping bolts 35 by which the ali' of frames are rigidly held to the uprig t'.

The sign plates 36 are oblong rectangular, their ends abutting the cleat elements 37 of the frame ends 26 and guided by the llateral elements '88 and further held in the center of the frame by the rib elements 33 on the frame sides, it being understood that the sign late is s rung inward by contact with the e ements 3 to conform to the curvature of the frame. 1

Thus it will be seen .that by clamping a pair of the Sign frames, having the desired sign therein, back to back upon the upright previously xed on a mast, that the same are firmly secured and further, due to the overhangirig elements 22 of the clamps, and that the signs may be arranged at an angle of degrees or multiples thereof from any 'face of the square upright.

It will be e `ually'apparent that` one pair of signs may e heid at one angle andthe other pair at another angle according -to the they are clamped.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9 a greater degree of angular 'latitude is obtainable, due to the arrangement of the upper side or corner of the upright upon which portion 1'? of the upright 17, which can be formed at any angle from the lower portion, thus 'providing a wide range of angular relation.

Figure 10shows the simplest arrangement 'in which the sign frames are provided with Asquare recesses 31 only suited to engage the uprightI 17, and the modification illustrated in Fig. 11 illustrates a frame having between its two sides a hexagonal opening 31 suited to receive a corresponding cross sectioned upright 17.

' Although we have described'our improvements with considerable detail and with respect to certain particular forms ofour invention, we do notdesire to be limited to such details since may changes and modifica tions may well be made without departing from the spirit and scope of our. invention in its broadest aspect. l

Having thus ,described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

i., A `s1gn comprising pairs of sign carry- --grip sai ing frames, an upright tofwhich said framesl ing below said base enterablei-nto said support, a' pair of curved clamps adapted to support, and inreaching flanges formed with said clamps arranged to extend over said base flange. f

2. A sign comprising pairs of sign carrying frames and an upright engageable between each of said pairs, said upright being of regular polygonal cross section one portion of said upright being twisted with respect to another portion.

3. A sign comprising 'plates arranged in pairs, frames lfor each pair of plates, said frames `being outwardly convex, an integi al vrigid lupright having sections of corresponding pclygonai cross area, said sections being disposed in a common axis but having their faces in dierent planes, and means for securing said frames to said upright.,

A sign comprising plates arranged in pairs, frames for each pair of plates, said `frames being outwardly convex, an integral rigid upright having a distinct portion for each pair of frames9 said-portions being of uniform cross section arranged in unlike planes with respect to their faces, and means in said frame receptive of the upright.

5.v A sheet sign comprising platesl arranged in pairs, 1frames for each pair of plates, said framesbeing outwardly convex.

the centralportions of adjacent'sides ofA ling frames, an upright to which said frames are attached asupport for said upright, a

pair of semicircular clamps engaging said support, and anges lformed with said clamps adapted to engagethe upper surface'o the oase of said upights rigidly on -the top of said support.

In testimony whereof we have signed our naines to this speciicatlon.

ABRAHAM sentire .iosnrri seniors. 

